Comments on: Open source predictions for 2010 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Igor Shubovychhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-952133 Igor Shubovych Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:43:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-952133 Thanks for not including this point "This year will be year of Linux Desktop" Generally agree with article, but I suppose some items are plans for 2-5 years, not for one. E.g. mobile market, browser wars and video drivers. Thanks for not including this point
“This year will be year of Linux Desktop”

Generally agree with article, but I suppose some items are plans for 2-5 years, not for one. E.g. mobile market, browser wars and video drivers.

]]> By: Forecasts for 2010, 2011, and beyondhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-951896 Forecasts for 2010, 2011, and beyond Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:34:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-951896 [...] What will happen with the mobile market? [...] [...] What will happen with the mobile market? [...]

]]> By: Stomfihttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-951055 Stomfi Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:33:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-951055 A nice safe analysis for the American market. One problem with computer industry predictions are the differences between the USA world and the rest of us. An American company like Microsoft can rely on its own country's 300 million people to support itself. People in Asia, South America, and Europe, like the independence from American dominance Linux gives them and show different trends. One must look at the last 50 years of real innovation when it happened, rather than rely on add ons, eye candy, and form factors to predict what is going to happen in the next ten years. Within this limited set of innovations the work being done by the OLPC and games consoles are making big changes to the way the computer interface and its network are used. While the status quo of last century's client server technology, tries to limit change by promoting cloud computing, I predict the next big change will be caused by WiFi redundant data and computing grids. A nice safe analysis for the American market.
One problem with computer industry predictions are the differences between the USA world and the rest of us. An American company like Microsoft can rely on its own country’s 300 million people to support itself. People in Asia, South America, and Europe, like the independence from American dominance Linux gives them and show different trends.
One must look at the last 50 years of real innovation when it happened, rather than rely on add ons, eye candy, and form factors to predict what is going to happen in the next ten years. Within this limited set of innovations the work being done by the OLPC and games consoles are making big changes to the way the computer interface and its network are used.
While the status quo of last century’s client server technology, tries to limit change by promoting cloud computing, I predict the next big change will be caused by WiFi redundant data and computing grids.

]]> By: Earlhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-950985 Earl Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:37:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-950985 Prediction: Firefox will surpass IE before the next presidential election. Prediction: Firefox will surpass IE before the next presidential election.

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]]> By: 2010 Tech Predictions That Really Matterhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-950283 2010 Tech Predictions That Really Matter Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:49:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-950283 [...] Open Source Predictions for 2010 @gHacks [...] [...] Open Source Predictions for 2010 @gHacks [...]

]]> By: Open source predictions for 2010 | SITOZCAN.COMhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-950266 Open source predictions for 2010 | SITOZCAN.COM Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:07:46 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-950266 [...] has been quite prosperous for the UNIX operative system. A decennium that saw. The rest is here: Open maker predictions for 2010 Share this post: Share this post with the [...] [...] has been quite prosperous for the UNIX operative system. A decennium that saw. The rest is here: Open maker predictions for 2010 Share this post: Share this post with the [...]

]]> By: Artem S. Tashkinovhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-950256 Artem S. Tashkinov Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:34:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-950256 > Firefox and Chrome become the dominant browsers I don't see it happening. Firefox has already surpassed IE6/7/8 if we count them separately, but IE as a whole is still unreachable for Firefox. > GPL and LGPL will do battle They only battle in your imagination. I see quite the opposite trend - more and more libraries are released as LGPL. (Take e.g. Qt). > GNOME 3 will ruffle feathers Exactly, 'cause KDE4 almost started anew, and Gnome will mainly introduce a new shell while all the underlying libraries will only be slightly improved. > Open source video drivers equal proprietary drivers It will not happen even in 2015. Pardon, for some features like 2D acceleration and XVideo features they can surpass the proprietary drivers, but for 3D acceleration - not, that's not going to happen, because 3D is a very murky area, where some acceleration algorithms are only available to those who know the interior of hardware (thus, highly patented, etc.). > Firefox and Chrome become the dominant browsers

I don’t see it happening. Firefox has already surpassed IE6/7/8 if we count them separately, but IE as a whole is still unreachable for Firefox.

> GPL and LGPL will do battle

They only battle in your imagination. I see quite the opposite trend – more and more libraries are released as LGPL. (Take e.g. Qt).

> GNOME 3 will ruffle feathers

Exactly, ’cause KDE4 almost started anew, and Gnome will mainly introduce a new shell while all the underlying libraries will only be slightly improved.

> Open source video drivers equal proprietary drivers

It will not happen even in 2015. Pardon, for some features like 2D acceleration and XVideo features they can surpass the proprietary drivers, but for 3D acceleration – not, that’s not going to happen, because 3D is a very murky area, where some acceleration algorithms are only available to those who know the interior of hardware (thus, highly patented, etc.).

]]> By: Technology Bloghttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/31/open-source-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-950248 Technology Blog Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:10:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=21942#comment-950248 wow, great analysis! Linux and OSS have great future ahead though. wow, great analysis! Linux and OSS have great future ahead though.

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